One common criticism of TAKS testing is that
A. there are too many subject areas that are tested.
B. some schools perform better than others, causing disparities in state funding.
C. the evaluation standards are not uniform throughout the state.
D. there are not enough evaluations of students in early grades.
E. too much class time is spent "teaching to the test."
E. too much class time is spent "teaching to the test."
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The Bartons own 10 acres of land. One day they look out of their window and see the state highway department digging up one end of their property. When they speak with the head of the road crew, they learn for the first time that their land has been taken by the state to be used for a new highway, pursuant to a statute that requires only that notice of the taking be advertised in a newspaper for
10 consecutive days. The Bartons think that this is unfair, and sue the state. Most likely the Bartons will a. win because the statute violates constitutional due process rights. b. lose because the state has sovereign immunity and cannot be sued. c. lose because the state can exercise its power of eminent domain however it sees fit. d. win because the government can never take private property for public use.
Sociological studies have indicated that terrorists tend to be all of the following except
a. male b. European origin c. young d. college-educated
According to the text, traditionally the most active ethnic lobbies have been the
a. Jewish, Irish, and Eastern European groups. b. Armenian, Czech, and Hungarian groups. c. Greeks, Hispanics, and African American groups. d. South African and central American lobbies. e. None of the above is true.
As its rationale for the decision in Brown, the Supreme Court relied primarily on
A) the intent of the framers of the Constitution. B) the intent of Congress regarding the Fourteenth Amendment. C) social science evidence. D) a narrow interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. E) the redress of grievances clause in the First Amendment.